Carriage



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W. RUBY.

Carriage.

No. 237,411. Patented Feb.,8 1881.

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WILLIAM RUBY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,411, dated February 8, 1881. Application filed September 27, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RUBY, of the city of Louisville, Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rockaway- Carriages; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This my invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in rockaway-carriages,

. but more especially in the detachable front pillars that support the top, including apart of the top as far back as the center of the side doors, where it connects with the back part or drop of the top.

The object of this my invention is to provide an inclosed carriage that may be readily converted into an open carriage by means of the detachable front pillars with part of the top, which can be removed at pleasure, and by letting down the hinged drop part of the back it becomes an open carriage, and in order to change it into an inclosed carriage again it is only necessary to replace the front pillars and top and raise the hinged drop at the back, when it becomes an inclosed carriage again, with the front pillars and top held rigidly in their places by means of metal tenons inserted in the end of the pillars, which enter a corresponding mortise in the end of the base part ot'the pillars, which mortiseis further protected by a metal bush, through which a set-screw is inserted, the end of which enters the side of the tenons, when set in place, sufficiently to prevent them from drawing out, thereby making a perfect finish at the joint, as if made solid, while the several parts of the top are secured, by hooks or other suitable mechanism, in such a manner as to be water-tight.

I attain the above objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the body when closed up, showing the detachable front pillars and part of the top. Fig. 2 is a per- Spective view of the body let down at the back,

showing the front pillars and top detached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of part of the detachable pillar and its base, showing the tenon and base with its mortise and set-screw.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. I

This my invention will be more fully illustrated in detail in the drawings, in which- A represents the body of the carriage, which is made in form as shown in the drawings. B is the side door, and O is the sash-frame. D D is the hinged drop at the back. E E are the detachable pillars, and F is the front part of the top, which is made in form as shown in the drawings. The pillars E are each provided with a metal tenon in the ends, which are made to lit neatly in corresponding mortises O in the base part J, which mortises are protected by a metal bush and provided with set-screws G in the side, the end of which enters the tenons H sufficiently to prevent their drawing out when screwed up. The front or top F, where it connects with the back part, N is secured thereto by means of books or other suitable mechanism, so that when thus arranged it constitutes a an inclosed carriage susceptible of being changed into an open carriage at pleasure by removing the front pillars, E, with their top F, and by letting down the hinged drop D at the back. J J are the bases of the pillarsE, and K is the front seat. L is the'foot-rest, and N is the back part of the top, connected with the hinged drop D, all of which is made in form shown in the drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent in rockaway-carriages, is-

The detachable front pillars, E E, having top F and tenons H H, in combination with mortises O 0, set-screws Gr G, and base parts J J, substantially as described, and for the purpose of converting a rockaway into an open carriage.

WILLIAM RUBY. Witnesses:

' FRANK PARDON,

G. HEWITT. 

